| Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) | String Octet in E flat major, Op.20 | |
| Enescu, George (1881-1955) | String Octet in C major, Op.7 |
| Belcea Quartet | |
| Corina Belcea | Violin |
| Suyeon Kang | Violin |
| Krzysztof Chorzelski | Viola |
| Antoine Lederlin | Cello |
| Quatuor Ébène | |
| Pierre Colombet | Violin |
| Gabriel Le Magadure | Violin |
| Marie Chilemme | Viola |
| Yuya Okamoto | Cello |
Two of today’s finest string quartets become even more than the sum of their parts in octets by Felix Mendelssohn and George Enescu. These monumental works—each, incredibly, written by the prodigious composers in their teens—are quintessential representations of the form, showcasing the sonic power and rich, multilayered possibilities of an octet configuration. The Belcea Quartet’s most recent concert at Carnegie Hall was praised as “masterful ... superior artistry ... full of style, feeling, and expressive depth” (New York Classical Review), while Quatuor Ébène was called “as gorgeous as any ensemble in recent memory ... immaculately articulated exuberance” (The Strad).
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